A 5532 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Creates Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program

Summary
Directs the office of children and family services to establish Dolly Parton's statewide imagination library program for encouraging children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, to develop a love of reading and learning; directs the office of children and family services to promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; advance and strengthen local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs with the goal of increasing enrollment; recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; solicit donations, gifts, and other funding to financially support local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs; develop community engagement; develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness campaign to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the affiliate programs and make the public aware of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive books through the program; administer the local match requirement and coordinate the collection and remittance of local program costs for books and mailing; and develop statewide marketing and communication plans; establishes the imagination library of New York fund.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Jan 29, 2026
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A5532 A5532A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to shift administration from the state librarian (Education Department) to the Office of Children and Family Services (Social Services Department), aligning the program with its social services focus. The bill title was updated to reflect 'imagination library' rather than 'library system', and the implementing law changed from Education Law to Social Services Law. Key operational responsibilities, including oversight and reporting, now fall under the Office of Children and Family Services instead of the state librarian.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from being administered under the Education Law and state librarian to being administered under the Social Services Law and Office of Children and Family Services, reflecting a shift in departmental oversight.
SCOPE

The bill was amended to change the implementing law from Education Law to Social Services Law, moving administrative oversight from the state librarian to the Office of Children and Family Services.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'qualified local entity' was updated from 'Dolly Parton's Imagination Library affiliate' to 'imagination library local program partner' to better reflect the program's operational structure.

REQUIREMENT

Administrative responsibilities were transferred from the state librarian to the Office of Children and Family Services, including oversight, reporting, and program management duties.

FISCAL

The fund's joint custody was changed from the state comptroller and commissioner of education to the state comptroller and commissioner of children and family services, aligning fund management with the new administrative authority.

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Committee
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Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5532A
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
lower
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